The Abandoned Wife

Chapter 1078 An Insult

Tears streamed down Estella's face as she sobbed, "Ms. Jarvis, please forgive Daddy!" Roxanne's eyes flickered.

She had just promised to stay out of Estella's matters, but the little girl's tears nearly caused her to go back on her word. A brief hesitation later, she reached out to wipe Estella's tears away. "Essie, don't cry. I..." Roxanne had wanted to explain that she wasn't mad at Lucian, but after remembering what he had said earlier, she couldn't bring herself to say that aloud.

As she began to speak, Lucian raised an eyebrow and appeared eager to hear her words. However, she left her sentence unfinished even after he waited for a while.

Lucian's face turned as dark as thunder, while Estella's cries grew louder.

Roxanne opened her mouth wordlessly. She felt sorry for Estella and looked up at Lucian, signaling for him to comfort Estella.

she spotted the blazing fury in his

met, Roxanne felt her

it. Essie, come.

looked away and bent down to

Hearing her father's tone, she knew their disagreement had

crying

up the stairs

to their limit by Lucian and Estella. The boys' arrival was the last thing she needed. She closed her eyes

they nodded obediently and trotted down the stairs, as Roxanne's expression

"What was that, Mr. Farwell? Even if you want Essie to sever ties with me, this isn't the way to go about it!" Lucian averted his gaze, his features unreadable. "You agreed to cut ties with Essie, so how it happened doesn't matter, right?" With that, he spun

"Lucian!" Roxanne yelled.

that the man

acting as if they